Obama wants to ban 'weapon of war' AR-15 used by Orlando shooter
Semi-automatic assault war was used in Orlando massacre, as well has at Sandy Hook Elementary and at other mass shooting
Intended 'for a battlefield'
'They have no place in the hands of a legitimate hunter,' says White House
Developed in the 1950s, it is the civilian version of the M-16
Suspected killer had both an AR-15 and a Glock handgun
Similar guns came under the 1994 assault weapons ban but Congress allowed the ban to expire in 2004
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